Fastener for casket-covers.



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No. 68u36.

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i NITED STATES L*lATENT OEEIE.

I WILLIAM II. PIDRIOK, OE ROCHESTER, NEWIYORE, AssIeNOR To TEE NATIONALoAsKET COMPANY, OE ONEIDA, NEw YORK.

x-ASTEMER` "FOR GASKET-COVERS.

SPEGIFICATIONfOrming part of Letters Patent No. 681,136, dated August20, 190'1. Applicant filed Aprii 7, 1900. sain No. 12,038. ci@ man.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

. .Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. PIDRIOK, `a-citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rochester, New York, have invented an Im- 3 provedFastener for Casket-Covers, of which the following is a specification,reference bel "ing had to the accompanying drawings.

` with my improved fastener. Spective view. Fig. 3 is a sectionalelevation.

. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively a perspective t `of my improvedfastener.

view and a sectional elevation of the modification. side of the frame.

`A represents `the body of the casket, B the top or cover, and C myimproved fastener.

D is a wooden frame surrounding the upper edgeof the body and serving tosupport a suitable packing E and to receive the end The margin of thecover B is bent over and stifened in any y cam J is represented asprovided with the usual or preferred way, such as by the rod F, Fig. 3,the lower edge being beveled to secure a tight joint with the packing E.

`My improved fastener consists of the stem II and the cam J, whichengages with the pin K, inserted in the stem. In Figs. 2 and 3 thethreaded portion L, which engages with the nut N, attached to the lowerside of the frame In Figs. 4. and the cam J is provided with a threadedportionV L', whichengages with a threaded opening in the bar D. The

Fig. 6 shows the nut attached to the stern I-I is provided at its upperend with an enlargement which bears on the upper surface of the catch Iand which is squared or otherwise adapted for a suitable wrench or screwdriver in closing the casket. The catch I being engaged over the marginof the top,l the turning of the stem causes the pin K to slide alongover the surface of the cam, this movement drawing the catch I firmlydown on the top and effectively closing the casket. When the pin Karrives at the end of the inclined portion or the slot of the cam, itcauses the cam to revolve, and the threaded portion L or L thereof willturn, and iin case the cam has failed to draw the catch downsufcientlythis result will be accomplished by the further revolution ofthe cam. In Fig. 6 the nut N is shown as provided with the lip T, whichis secured to the frame by one or more screws.

My improved fastener is simple, cheap, and effective, and one of itsprincipal advantages is that it enables the undertaker to close thecasket quickly and by a single turning movement of the instrumentemployed to screw` down the fastener.

I claim-- l. The combination of the frame D, the stem provided with thehook and pin, and the movable cam-piece having a spiral cam-surfaceprovided with a limiting-shoulder and with a threaded extension.`

2. The combination of tho frame D, the stem provided with the hook andpin, the movable cam-piece having a spiral cam-surface provided with alimiting-shoulder and with a threaded extension, and the fixed nut.

WILLIAM I-I. PIDRICK.

Witnesses:

GEORGE A. GILLETTE, GEO. B. SELDEN.

